development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
at once; immediately; right now
to have a talk; to tell a story
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to turn towards; to point
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be needed; to be wanted
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough